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No. 635,883. 7 Patented Oct. 3|, |899= H. C. TYTLER. UNDERVEST.

(Application filed Dec. 7, 1897) (No Model.)

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UNITED STATES:

PATENT OFFICE.

HARRIET CHRISTINA TYTLER, OF MONTREAL, CANADA.

U N DERVEST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 635,883, dated October 31, 1899.

Application filed December 7, 1897. Serial No. 661,064. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRIET QIIRIs'rINA TYTLER, of Montreal, in the county of Hochelaga and Province of Quebec, Dominion of Canada, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Corsets or Underwaists, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,is a specification.

The object of my invention is to devise a strong, close-fitting, yet pliable corset or underwaist for women, so arranged that it may be made from woven fabric, as hereinafter more particularly explained, and shown in the drawings hereunto attached.

Figure 1 is a front perspective view, partly broken away, of a garment made in accordance with my invention, showing it as it sets when worn. Fig. 2 is aside elevation.

In the drawings like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure.

A piece of suitable material A forms half the back of the garment and being folded into the plait a passes over the shoulder and is sewed to itself at a in front of the armpit, thus forming the armhole. The plait a, starting from the upper edge of the back, sweeps down in a curve, narrowing to a point at the edge of the piece under the armhole, as shown.

To the front of the-piece A, above the seam a, is sewed the approximately square piece B, which has its lower forward corner b slightly rounded. To the front of the piece A, below the seam a, is sewed the approximately rectangular piece 0, the upper edge of which is sewed around the lower edges of the piece B,

thus forming a loose portion or pocket which allows easy room for the breast without danger of undue pressure at any point.

Around the upper edge of the pieces A B and partly of C is sewed the binding D, the portion of the piece 0 so bound being first gathered, as shown, so as to increase the fullness of the front. The lower edges ofthe pieces A and G are bound with the band or belt E,

which in front widens upward and is bound at the end, together with the lower part of the piece 0, by the vertical binding F.

On the inside of the rear portion of the piece A are sewed the horizontal strengtheningstrips H, of flat flexible webbing or fabric, which are held at their forward ends within the plait a and the seam between the pieces A and G and at the rear end by the binding G, sewed onto the rear edge of the piece A. These strengthening-strips resist any undue horizontal stretching or straining of the back pieces A and by taking the strain themselves prevent splitting or tearing of said pieces. Said strips also, by reason of being of fabric and flexible, conform to the shape of the back, so as not to interfere with the comfort of the wearer.

The right and left portions of the garment are of course made reversely similar and are joined at the back, preferably by a suitablycut elastic strip I, sewed firmly to the edges of the pieces A and the ends of the strengthen ing-strips H. Inside the elastic strip I is preferably placed a strip of some suitable light lining material J to protect the body from contact with the elastic. The strip J is so sewed at the edges to the pieces A as to leave it quite loose, so as to allow the elastic a proper amount of stretch.

The garment is fastened in front, preferably by buttons f, attached to one of the vertical bindings F, and corresponding buttonholes f, provided in the binding F of the other portion. The upper part of the front may be further drawn together by suitable ribbons or tapes K, attached to the edges of the garment and adapted to be tied or otherwise suitably fastened.

Olose-fitting undergarments are generally knitted, or if made of woven fabric are usually heavy, overwarm for summer wear, and to a certain extent stiff and unpliable to the movements of the body. By my invention I provide a cheaply-constructed, close-fitting, and pliable undergarment which may be made light and cool, yet strong, and which will support the upper part of the body in excellent shape without causing any undue pressure on any part of the body. The more sensitive portions are left with the least pressure, yet are perfectly supported.

WVhat I claim as my invention is- An underwaist having a pair of conical breast-pockets, each comprising an upper and a lower piece connected together along a horizontal scam, the upper pieces each having an extension which passes over the shoulder and is brought back under the corresponding armpit and connected to the back and to the name to this specification, in the presence of lower breast-pieces, and the lower breasttwo subscribing witnesses, on this 3d day of pieces each being connected to the back along December, A. D. 1897.

a vertical seam, and a Waistband having an HARRIET CHRISTINA TYTLER. 5 upwardly-disposed front portion connected WVitnesses:

to the lower edges of the lower breast-pieces. W. A. WOOD,

In testimony whereof I have signed my P. W. WOOD. 

